Supplemental clothes hanger



M. H. CATLIN.

SUPPLEMENTAL CLOTHES HANGER.

APPLICATION FILEDAPR. 1, 1922.

1 127,260. Patented Aug. 29, 1922* stares ote e we awe-ar MILDRED H. CATLIN, OF IMINNEAIPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

SUPPLEMENTAL CLOTHES HANGER.

Application filed April 1,

an extremely cheap yet highly efficient supplemental clothes hanger adapted to be quickly applied to a clothes hook such as used in a closet, and thus when applied will afford a support for a plurality of so-called clothes hangers such as are generally used for supporting coats, waists, skirts, trousers, and the like. This simple device or attach ment may be very cheaply made from stiff spring wire. t is adapted for use under a great many different conditions and many places where hanger rods are not available. When applied to clothes hanging hooks such as found in ordinary closets, these attachments will very greatly increase the clothes holding capacity of the closet. When carried by a tourist or traveler, they afford ready means for hanging up a large number. of garments where the closet hooks are few in number. Moreover and in any event, they afford a very much better support for clothes hangers than do the ordinary clothes hooks.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

1 is a perspective view showing the supplemental clothes hanger; and

Fig. 2 is a perspective showing one of the supplemental clothes hangers applied to a closet hook and supporting arr-ordinary coat or clothes hanger.

The numeral 3 indicates an ordinary hook such as found in closets and the numeral 4t indicates an ordinary coat or clothes hanger. These coat or clothes hangers are found on the market in various different forms, but always having a hook by means of which they may be hung onto a rod or like approximately horizontal support.

The body of the supplementalhanger is made preferably of a piece of stiff spring wire 5 bent parallel substantially on the line of an Specification of Letters Patent. Pgyfignt gd Aug, 29, 1922,

1922. Serial No. 548,833.

ogee curve and having their downturned ends twisted back at 6 to form an end cross bar. The extended end portion of the bifurcated arm thus formed is upturned at 7 so as to prevent the hooks of the clothes hangers from sliding off from the projected'end of the supporting arm. The numeral 8 indicates a short cross bar formed also of a piece of stiff wire, the ends of which are bent around the rods of the supplemental hanger I or arm. The cross bar 8 is free to slide on the rods of the supplemental support or arm,

[and it is important because it adapts the supplemental support or arm to be appliedand securely fastenedto the hook 3 as shown in Fig. 2. By reference to it, it will be noted that the hook 8 is passed between the downturned ends of the rods of said arm and the cross bar 6 is placed against the bottom of the hook 3 while the cross bar 8 is placed on the top of the extended upper arm of said hook 3. Adjustments of the cross bar 8 adapt the supplemental arm tofit any size or shape of hook and to be more readily ap plied thereto.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be evident that quite a large number of the clothes hangers may be hung on the projected portion of the supplemental hanger. Of course, the supplemental hanger may be as quickly removed as it may be applied on closet hooks.

The utility of said device isthought to be evident. t is also evident that the same may be made at very small cost.

What I claim is:

1. A supplemental clothes hanger adapted i for application to an ordinary clothes hook and, when applied, forming anv approximately horizontal outward extension there from, said hanger being made of wire bent to form parallel rods with connected'downturned inner and connected upturned outer ends, and a short cross bar connecting said rods and adapted to rest on the top of a closet hook when the downturned inner end thereof is placed against the lower portion of said hook. I e

2. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the main body portion of said hanger is made from a single piece of-wire and the cross bar thereof is made from a short piece of wire slidably movable on the rods of said body member.

In testimony whereof I afiix m signature.

MILDRED H. ATLIN. 

